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Synthesis of Magnetic Gold Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles Core Shell for Cellulase Enzyme Immobilization: Improvement of Enzymatic Activity and Thermal Stability Publisher



Poorakbar E1, 2, 3 ; Shafiee A2 ; Saboury AA3 ; Rad BL1 ; Khoshnevisan K4 ; Mamani L5 ; Derakhshankhah H6 ; Ganjali MR7 ; Hosseini M8
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Source: Process Biochemistry Published:2018


Abstract

Magnetic gold mesoporous silica nanoparticle core shells (mAu@PSNs) were fabricated as a support and their size, morphology and structure was further characterized by X-Ray diffraction (XRD), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), dynamic light scattering (DLS) and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). Cellulase (CEL) immobilization on mAu@PSNs was performed via covalent bonding. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy confirmed the successful binding of enzyme to mAu@PSNs while Bradford assay determined the binding efficiency to be 76%. The enzyme activity was measured at different pHs and temperatures by FPase method using Whatman filter paper as the substrate. The immobilized enzyme maintained 58% of its initial catalytic activity after nine hours. In this research, a new nano-system was designed as a solid support for cellulase immobilization which enhanced its thermal stability and facilitated its long term storage. In addition, the immobilized enzyme can be applied in a broader temperature and pH ranges while enzyme separation can be simply carried out by an external magnet. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd
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